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Best book of basic (or systematic) theology

January 4th, 2015, 01:45 AM

A cool guy i met reccomended systematic theology by wayne a grudem. From what he said, it appeared to have the tight attributes, but he (the guy) is calvinist. I am not calvinist and im not arminian either because i believe in eternal security but i lean towards the arminian side of the sliding scale. *sorry if arminianism isnt allowed? I havent posted in a long time* Are there any good systematic theology books out there? Or basic theology? I know my Bible well but im a beginner at theology. Mods please dont move to book section unless you have to (because this is more apologetics based and this gets more traffic so ill have a better chance at an answer).

He is the author of, among other books, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, which advocates a Calvinistic soteriology, the verbal plenary inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, believerís baptism, a plural-elder form of church government, and the complementarian view of gender relationships. Grudem holds to noncessationist Charismatic beliefs and was at one time a qualified supporter of the Vineyard Movement and one of the main apologists and spokesmen for reuniting Charismatic, Reformed, and Evangelical churches.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge.
(Psa 19:1b-2)

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I have "Basic Theology" by Charles Ryrie. I haven't read it cover to cover, but so far I haven't found anything obviously wrong. It is only one volume so it may not have the depth of other ones which have two or more books (not necessarily a bad thing).

I vote against Grudem's Systematic Theology, I thought it was too Calvinistic and I think I remember it had some Charismatic viewpoints too.

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Mods please dont move to book section unless you have to (because this is more apologetics based and this gets more traffic so ill have a better chance at an answer).

Actually clemson, your thread will do better here in BBD because many of our members do not visit Apologetics. Apologetics can be a rough and tumble environment wherein we fiercely defend the Word and therefore it's not a place for the kind of traffic you wish to see your topic generate.

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